being a mother isnt always a choice, not yet.
so, when i was in the west bank back in the summer of 2006, israel was bombing lebanon, and i realized i might be pregnant. my partner was in the states at the time, so i had to rely on a couple of friends to help me procure a home pregnancy test in israel since [...]
...read morea force more powerful
“We may not currently have the might of the Israeli army and the power of traditions confine us in certain roles, however, we know that one woman standing behind another in a line of solidarity is a force more powerful than both.” –kefah, speaking in at-tuwani village, west bank, palestine i am going to start [...]
...read moreOutlaw Clothing: Burqas, Islamophobia and Women’s Rights
The ongoing quest of the French government to preserve their country’s “secular traditions” came to the fore once again Tuesday when the lower house of France’s parliament voted to ban women from wearing any face-covering veil, such as the infamous burqa or the less “extreme” niqab — a move obviously targeting French Muslim women, of [...]
...read moreProtesting integration in Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest the integration of a girls’ school because they don’t want their Ashkenazi daughters studying with Sephardim. Tens of thousands of black-clad ultra-Orthodox Jews staged mass demonstrations on Thursday to protest a Supreme Court ruling forcing the integration of a religious girls’ school. Protesters snarled traffic in Jerusalem and another large religious enclave, [...]
...read moreTony Judt talks some sense.
He has a great article up about how many of the cliches we use when discussing Israel and Palestine are inaccurate and harmful to the peace process. He cuts through most of the usual platitudes (“It’s Israel’s fault” / “It’s Palestine’s fault”) in favor of a more nuanced and tough take. I’d excerpt, but the [...]
...read more“Heroes” Just for One Day
“I never met a hero I didn’t like. But then, I never met a hero. But then, maybe I wasn’t looking for one.” That’s a line from a Lester Bangs piece, I believe, actually, his epic interview with Lou Reed. Anyone who’s read Bangs knows that he loved Reed passionately, obsessively–and so his willingness to [...]
...read moreMuslim Women on Sex and the City 2
In light of yesterday’s discussion of SatC, I thought I’d direct your attention to Muslimah Media Watch’s discussion of the film. If any non-Arab, non-Muslim readers are itching to say (or repeat), “Well, I don’t think it’s racist, and my opinion is valid, too, and also you’re just looking for stuff to complain about!” just [...]
...read moreOn the Flotilla Disaster
I’m not going to write too much about this, but here a few articles that may be of interest: Peter Beinart, not exactly an uber-liberal, writes that we shouldn’t blame the Israeli commandos for the flotilla disaster; we should look at Israel’s right-wing leaders, and their American supporters. The New York Times op/ed page takes [...]
...read moreChild marriage: sex and money, Juliet and Fawziya Ammodi
This guest post is a part of the Feministe series on Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I think a TRIGGER WARNING is appropriate here. Why does the institution of marriage exist? Even highly romanticized commercials for De Beers speak to the primary historic nature of the marriage contract: material well-being, as well as securing that well-being [...]
...read moreCourt Martialed for Getting Pregnant
What the…? A US Army general in northern Iraq has defended his decision to add pregnancy to the list of reasons a soldier under his command could face court martial. It is current army policy to send pregnant soldiers home, but Maj Gen Anthony Cucolo told the BBC he was losing people with critical skills. [...]
...read moreHow I wore hijab and how much it sucked for me
Up until recently, I lived in Jordan. I worked. I played. I was in love. I had two cats named Fanty & Mingo. I also got sexually harassed. I got sexually harassed so much that I’d sometimes sit in my apartment after dark and seriously consider not doing an emergency tampon run, because I knew [...]
...read moreGoodbye Goodbye
My last day as a guest blogger! I want to thank the Feministe regulars for sharing your corner of the interwebs with me. Thank you to the readers who read my posts, and especially thank you to those of you who posted thoughtful responses to them. Like many guest bloggers before me, I leave you [...]
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